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Miley Cyrus says she sobered up to avoid joining the 27 Club

Miley Cyrus has admitted that she recently sobered up because she feared joining the 27 Club. READ MORE: Rocking ball: why ultimate badass Miley Cyrus is the rock star we need in 2020 The likes of Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison all died tragically at the age of 27. The singer, who recently turned 28 yesterday (November 23), says she quit drugs and alcohol earlier this year as a result. Advertisement “27 to me was a year that I really had to protect myself,” she told Apple Music’s New Music Daily. “That actually really made...
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Listen to Arlo Parks’ intimate new song ‘Caroline’

Arlo Parks has shared a new single – watch the lyric video for the intimate ‘Caroline’ below. It’s the latest preview of the singer’s debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which is set to land on January 29, 2021 via Transgressive. READ MORE: Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once” “’Caroline’ is an exercise in people watching and seeing situations unfold without context,” Parks said of the new song. Advertisement “It’s an exploration of how something once full of healthy passion can dissolve in an instant.” Watch the new ‘Caroline’ lyric video below. The new song follows...
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Watch never-seen-before footage of New Order playing ‘Temptation’ in 1984

New Order have shared never-seen-before footage of a performance of ‘Temptation’ at a gig in Lüneberg, Germany in 1984 – watch it exclusively on NME above. The footage is taken from the latest episode of Tim Burgess‘ new TV show Gorilla TV. Airing at 7.15pm GMT on Thursday (November 26), the episode will feature New Order and Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris. READ MORE: “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ Set up by Burgess earlier during the pandemic, Gorilla TV is based at Manchester venues Gorilla and Deaf Institute,...
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Michael Bublé is a huge fan of Deftones’ new album ‘Ohms’

Michael Bublé has emerged as an unlikely Deftones superfan, sharing his love for the band’s new album ‘Ohms’. Deftones released ‘Ohms’ in September, and Buble took to Instagram to share his new merch from the band. READ MORE: Deftones – ‘Ohms’ review: filthy metal anthems packing serious emotional clout “Thank you @deftones for the swag!” Bublé posted on his Instagram story, alongside a video of him jumping for joy while wearing one of the band’s hoodies. Advertisement The post comes with the music tag of the album’s title track, and Bublé also tagged each member of the band separately....
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#SaveThe30 campaign to rescue UK venues reaches 10% of target but much more help is needed

A campaign to save 30 of the UK’s most at risk music venues from permanent closure has reached 10 per cent of its fundraising target, but organisers stress that “there is still much much more to do.” Earlier this month, the Music Venue Trust launched the #SaveThe30 campaign to highlight the plight of the spaces left in the cold from the government’s £1.57billion Cultural Recovery Fund, in a bid to raise money and awareness to stop them from being lost forever. Organisers have said that support has been overwhelming as they edge closer to their £1,750,000 target, while urging...
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Perfume Genius releases Pig Man-starring music video for ‘Some Dream’

Perfume Genius has released a surreal music video for his track ‘Some Dream’, focused on a human-pig hybrid creature. The video, directed by Charles Grant and Hunter Ray Barker, stars a creature credited only as ‘Pig Man’ performing manual labour, using a laptop, hanging out with friends and interacting with his pig brethren. Pig Man is played by actor Marc Leblanc. ‘Some Dream’ is taken from Perfume Genius’ album ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’, which arrived in May. Advertisement Watch the clip for ‘Some Dream’ below: In a statement – as reported by Pitchfork – singer Mike Hadreas...
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Bad Bunny cancelled his AMA performance after testing positive for COVID-19

Bad Bunny has tested positive for coronavirus, cancelling his appearance at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMA) on Sunday November 22 as a result. Bad Bunny – real name Benito Martínez Ocasio – had been scheduled to perform his hit song ‘Dákiti’ (his collaboration with Jhay Cortez) live for the first time at the AMAs. According to his publicist, Sujeylee Solá, who contacted several media outlets on Monday November 23, “the artist tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to cancel the presentation”. Advertisement Speaking to The Associated Press, Solá said Ocasio wasn’t showing any major symptoms as of...
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Cloud Nothings, The Beths appear on Carpark Records’ new covers compilation

US label Carpark Records are celebrating their 21st anniversary with a new compilation, ‘No Cover’, which sees Carpark artists, affiliates and alumni covering their labelmates’ songs. Some standouts from the 21-track collection include Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz) covering ‘Psychic Trauma’ by Cloud Nothings, who in turn deliver a rendition of ‘Villain’ by Speedy Ortiz. Elsewhere on the eclectic compilation are contributions from the likes of The Beths, Dan Deacon, Johanna Warren, Skylar Spence, Popstrangers, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat and many more. Advertisement Stream ‘No Cover: A Carpark Records Compilation’ below. You can purchase it digitally or pre-order...
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Kylie Minogue to join Dua Lipa’s ‘Studio 2054’ livestream

Kylie Minogue will reportedly join Dua Lipa‘s special livestream event, Studio 2054, this Friday (November 27). Per The Sun, Kylie will duet with Lipa during the show, broadcast from a warehouse filled with custom-made sets. “I am beyond excited to reveal that the legendary Kylie will be performing with me,” Lipa told the newspaper. Advertisement “She is one of my all-time heroes and female artists and the idea of collaborating with her is what pure dreams are made of. I adored her headlining show at Glastonbury and can’t wait for her to join us at Studio 2054.” It comes just...
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Barn On The Farm announces Alfie Templeman and more for 2021

Barn On The Farm have announced the first batch of names for the festival’s 2021 edition. Read More: Alfie Templeman – ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time’ EP review: teenage everyman shows there’s life in normcore yet The Gloucester event, like almost every other 2020 festival, did not take place this year, but hopes to return between July 1 and 4, 2021, coronavirus permitting. The festival announced the first acts for next year’s edition in the form of sixteen artists the festival declared “The Music of Tomorrow”. Advertisement They include Alfie Templeman, KennyHoopla, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen, Thomas Headon and more....
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